Stephanie Waring has been left 'devastated' after she was reportedly cheated on during her one month relationship with Rick Shore.

Speaking to MailOnline on Thursday, a source claimed that Rick had been simultaneously dating a second woman and that 36-year-old Hollyoaks star Steph now feels distraught that she ever trusted the 25-year-old.

'She's absolutely devastated, she really trusted him. It takes a lot for her to trust somebody and she feels really let down by him.'

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Splitsville: Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Waring and her new man Rick Shore ended their short-lived romance over the weekend but a source now claims she was cheated on

Indeed the source added that a friend of Stephanie's had to break the news to her that her new man was seeing someone else.

The insider added: 'One of her friends found out via social media and told her. Stephanie was really upset.'

Stephanie has a daughter Lexi, five, with Dan Hooper and an older daughter Mia, 10, from a previous relationship but she never introduced Rick to the girls.

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Some critics have hit out at Stephanie for enjoying nights out but the insider revealed that Stephanie shares 50/50 custody of her girls with their fathers so her nights out are usually when they are away.

The source said to MailOnline: 'What's she supposed to do? Just sit at home on her own? She loves her daughters but they spend 50 per cent of their time with their fathers so why wouldn't she enjoy a night out?'

A spokesperson for Stephanie was unavailable for comment, and MailOnline was not able to make contact with Rick.

Not good enough: Stephanie was seen kicking Ricks's apology flowers after a massive row in a video uploaded to her Twitter account

News of their split was revealed on Wednesday, when the actress was seen drop kicking a plush bouquet of flowers left by her ex on her doorstep.

The source continued exclusively to MailOnline that the soap star's career-driven lifestyle was incompatible with Rick's.

'Steph needs someone with a career, not someone who lives at home with his parents,' the insider revealed, but that's not all there is to the story.

'It just wasn't going to work, despite the honeymoon period and a good start in the end they just couldn't keep it together.'

After an explosive row at the weekend, Stephanie decided to end things, though he would have given things another shot, the source adds: 'Enough was enough, you can't expect flowers to put everything right.'

Stuff your flowers: The Hollyoaks star revealed the dramatic scenes on her Twitter page as she let her boyfriend (and the whole world) know that his gesture was not enough to make up for the fight

The soap star dramatic scenes in which she shunned his apology flowers on Twitter in her rage on Wednesday.

Looking at the camera with the flowers in hand, Stephanie is heard saying: ‘You know what? I really, really love getting flowers – they’re so beautiful.’

But then the mother-of-two goes on to hold out the bouquet and kick it up in the air.

The blonde beauty then turns back to the camera and says, ‘T**t’, in the 15 second clip – which was deleted from her page after 15 minutes.

She later tweeted: 'When one chapter closes in your life another one opens… embrace it!.'

Take that: Looking at the camera with the flowers in hand, Stephanie is seen saying, ‘You know what? I really, really love getting flowers – they’re so beautiful.’

Speaking to The Sun's Ruth Warrander, a source said: ‘Steph couldn’t hide her anger at Rick and wanted to publicly shame him but must’ve changed her mind.

‘They’ve only been seeing each other a short time. Hopefully it’ll only be a matter of time before they kiss and make up and she’s smiling again.

Stephanie and the 25-year-old only went public earlier this month when a source explained at the time: 'Steph is absolutely delighted with how things are going and although its early days she is very happy.'

Posting on Twitter on July 4, Stephanie shared a first snap of the tattooed hunk standing alongside pal Benji Taylor.

Her relationship with Rick comes just two months after she enjoyed a holiday with Apprentice star James Hill in Puerto Banus, Marbella.

Take that: But then she goes on face her garden, to hold out the flowers and kick them up in the air

Despite their apparent closeness, she later admitted that neither were looking for a serious commitment.

She revealed to MailOnline: 'James is just a really close friend. Neither of us are ready for a relationship but we get on really well.

'We're just seeing where it goes. It's a coincidence that we both booked trips to Marbs at the same time so I called him and asked if he wanted to hang out in Ocean Club with me and the girls.'

Stephanie's row with Rick is her latest love woe for the unlucky-in-love actress.